Gun.



S. A. VERNIA.

GUN.

A'PPLICATION FILED JAN. 2|. 19"!- 1,269,661 I Patented June 18, 1918.

lllVf/Y TOE 5 n ware-24. VIE/7M ATTOE/YEYSI :W STATELQATENTOFFICE Beit know'n that I, SYLVQESTEKA. VER IA, a :citizen IOf the United States, and a resident j dim-Indianapolis; conntyofMarion; and State 5 offlindizingi, heve'ihyented a certain new and l Gung'end I do herebydeclere tha-t ,the 1 10 'ngtisar fi ll, clear; and eXactdesc'ripen theneof, reference being had to, the ec- OIn'panying drawings, in Which like numer 'alsurefer to like parts. i hisfinyention relates to firearms; and e prime object of the invention is to proi 4 e aichrn-bination rifle aindwshot gun and r s cohstrnctflthe $211116 to be practically 5 the same Weight 95nd dimensions as the-"dbuw bl Shari-tiled shotg'un, l J1: 1 fnnther feature of the invention is to firingychzhnbefcf either or the "barrels; 1 A

(Vision er: means for quickly separ'atingffthe herrelsfroinyorr atteehing thesa-me' to the re "ver ofthe fire ah'i n f i filftlijerl feature of the invention is the rovisioh of a? slide handle which my be ung? laterally-to engagethe'shell removing hehfisrn of either ef the magazines; A rth :Qfeiture of the inwentioiris thep'rd wine'zvns for locking the slide block iito; engage" and operte'ione or the h the shell rernoving mechanisms i 'The fullne ture'loftheinvention will be "ire filllj understood from the 'a'ccdmdany 1 drawings! andithe rein-wing description h liis" top'nleir View of n the fire sur'm ady ile view showing theslidefhe dle in wire portion of the fire arm h gg isway perspective view in engagement With the Provide;1i;.puh1p arrangement; for come ie v shells from? either f the magazines into thei 7 5,; the barrel 3 hafving segmental threedstptl ereon'which enter a socket]? in the"f0rard end of the; receiver 2', saidsocket* also lmving' segmental threads S which cooperate and interlock with the segn-ientetlthreads 6 further features ofthe invention i s theproeW Qfthe"belrrelfcoiinectifigblocl fi as seen i seen on line of Fig. 7 showing has been brought into ro er" registration he shot grin magazine. Fig. 6"i'sa with thereceiverL 1 "rem'pv'e ertridge'stfmm the rifle 7 is= an elevation, partly in lithe Magazine? 1210p the rifle be'rrel; said sleeve projecting-through the barrel con-1' nectiiig block and hziw'ring segmentel threads: 13'th'ereon forwengzigexnent With segmental locking sleeve erhplnye'd for locking serzvesme A. en, or min mums, mmmr.

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k, a 4. Referring to' the draw ngs 1n WlllCliSlIIlllar reference numerals des gnate correspondmg parts throughout the several VlQWS, l in-- clicates e stock of a fire arm which maybe constructed n any preferred; manner, the

receiver 2 at theiouter endof the stock being designed to receiye rifle cartridges at one s de and sh'ot glin shells attheopposite side.

Thelneche-nism forreceiving and placing the cartridges and shells 111 then respectiye barrels are of the usual or any preferred f constrliction.

Extending-forwardlyfrointhe stcclr'l cliste-nce through the berrel connecting block on the barrel 3, the threeds'fi and 8 being so their norrnal position, thethreaded end of 1 the'barrel 3 1-nay be readily entered into the socket? and by' then rotating the barrel and As the'rifle bzir'rel 4 also projects a-di'slerge did etailsectibnal riew as seen on line 10 -10 ofFig. 7.

shotgun barrelfi and rifle barrel hsaid I barrels extending through a barrel connecting block- 5. The barrel's 3 and 4; extend a,

arranged 'th'atby turning; the barrel and whhrrel connectingblock 5 at right angles to ta-nce through the barrel connecting bl0 clr5,

W'mrdly into the slot When-the barrel andbzrrrel connecting block sire rotated to interlock the threads 6 and 8, mledge l-0beingprovided onthebarrel connecting block for 06V- eringtheentfztnce of the slot when the'bzrr'iel the end ofthe receiver 2 is providedwith a sldtu9, the) upper edgeof which is open so Inorder to securely, and

threads Ilefonnd i th o k -1 in the endeof the receiver 2-, so that 'wh mth barrel connetihgitrb-lock andbarrels'have .beenfrotated to I the P p P0517510v11 it-h sleeve 13 is turned until the threads thereon are in position to pass between the'threads 14 of the socket 15, when the sleeve is moved; lengthwise and the threads 13 brought into I position to interlock with the threads 1&,-

then the sleevel lis givena I through the medium of thehan le 16 on'the sleeve. This, in conjunction ,with the interlocking of the barrel 3; securely locksthe 1 I barrel connecting block and barrels against independent 1novement ofth'e recei ver and i" I 'hold's' thefba'rrels. and magazln'es n proper 2 itance apart and'between thenr'extend arms 21 I rried by theslide "handlei 22;fsaid slides having notches 23Ttherein for-engagement b with heads: 24 ion the arins 21;;saidarms'ibeiiigsojarranged; that when in i engagement 9' with the notches-ofloiie'of the' slidesth'eyf 1' iwi-lhbeout' of engagement iand out offco nslide will be operated at a time. j The slide v handle. 22- is slidably; mo'untedi upon a rod. 25 and is spaced? a "sufii'cient distance from f the'magaz-ines that it maybe swung laterally,

to disengage the arms froinii'notches on either of the slides, andany suitable rneans slides; such-as the provision-- of a col1ar26 on- T- one of the armsfl21, which collar surf-L;

rounds ,the rod 25-andfthrough said collar.

"isform ed abore 27 in which is placed a ball "27 s'aid ball being adapted 'tojengage one F o'r theeother of'thegrooves 27* or 27,which grooves extend longitudinally of thefrodf25.

In order to hold the ball in yielding engagement".with the grooves 27* or 27,=a' spring- 27l is placed above'the ball'27 ,-the upper nd of" the spring restingagainst a cap 27 threaded'in the upper end of thebore 27.

' I T By this construction-it will fb'e gseen, that when-the slide handle and arms are turned to the position shown in Fig .,-5-theball 27 will be "in engagement with the' grooves 27 I ,giasfls hownin Fig. loandwhen.theslidehan dle'is thrownto thelposition shown-gin Fig. i,

I 6Athe ball will engage, the grooves- 27% and gggwhen the ball is in engageinent witheither ofgthe grooves-the slide handle will beheld t in its respective adjusted position until such 7 time as lateral pressure is applied thereto to w n h same in theoppositedirection.

tact with the "otherslide wher'ebybut, one

of springs 29, saidsprings havingheads 30, attached to one end thereof 32 which enter openings '33 in the magazines for lockingthe-sleeves and springsin posi tion in the'maga'zines, springs 34 being em- 1 ployed for normally -fholding" thea latclies J seated in theopenings.

I, In OrderA-to lenda symrnetrical appear: ance to -the two-barrels without i materially f incre'asingj theweight of the rifle loarrel', a I

jacket 351 "ofaluminurnor similar light ina 30 terial! of s the same I -dimensions of. the shot g n barrelinay beintrodi ced'over the rifle b' 'r 'e1 12;: g. p

"attaching thee-barrels to II I I supposing ther-receiver to be in "the righte e y when the threade'd 'en d 'oftthe "shotgun-bars 1 1 rel, is. introduced into the socket 7 and the 0 barrels"thenreversely rotated until the'rifle" arrel is-aproperlyfseatedin thefslotl this, operationinterlockingfthe'segmental threads {6 and'-8 and bringing-ithe ledge'lofintoposh i tion-to close-the-upperfendaojfgthefslot19. :95

iThe sleeve ll isgthen given la quarter turn from its" natural (position: and: thenImove'd i longitudinally through the-barrel ,connect' V;

blockfi fand intoi the socket'j-1I5,: when -1 7 said a sleeve, jthroughf the: inediuni' of the ha rlgdle-lfigtiis rotated a quarterfofla turn thereby? interlocking; the threads" and The i I screw 17 is. then turned inwardly, 'tfm y'b ployed for temporarilyholdingv i .7 I I Y g the arms in engagement with-either i of th'ef @9 8 ge Q h6r y p $lfi V1y 1 9 10 5 I ing the parts ofthe firel-arrn together.

. If the shot gunfis'rthenito: be iused,i?the slide =haI l dle 22' isswung. to :the fposition 'shownI Fig. #5'Ja'nd if desired naygb e held?! 3 in' this position by th'e'ball -27 entering the h vfgroove 27 thus securely locking thefa'rm's 21- engagement'with the notches 23 on the 1;. slide 18-:and when the slide, handle i'stmov'ed I r longitudinally of the barrel al shell will} be *Tplacedy-inposition andentered-zinith'e{firing chamber-of 'the shot gunbarrelnflOn the ,.other hand ifit is desired to use the zrifle, {the slide handle 22' i's swung} into the posi- 111011 shown in Fig. Githerebyr engaging, the; arms -with the slide/19, and-Ldisengaging I theIn... Withthe slide 18,; ,and when the'islide handle-- is, operated the rifle cartridgesi'will be fed into the firingichamher ofithe rifle} 1 .Q In taking down the boarrelsgthe. handle'lo 1 ofthe sleeve 11 isfswung .downwardly alnd 'the'Yscrew 17;. released;frorn the-{ledgei l0, zw'hen 'thesba'rrels; and barrel connectingf block may be rotated to release'athe' -barrel'.3. I I from theend of the receiver; the-sleeve"; 11

' ,--The 'shells'28 are ejected from the maga having previously/been moved.fI olltwardly eiverfflq 'i 85' hand,"andtheloarrels inthe left; thebarr'els f are {rotated iuntil the rifle 1 barrel 1s peer-2. z'tioned directly %-=jabove; the shot y of a pair of barrels connectedtogether,one

along the magazine 12 for disengaging the end thereof from the socket 155.

From this construction it will be seen that I have provided a combination fire arm a and one that can be quickly taken down or attached together and when attached together the parts will be held against relative readily separated from the receiver of the fire arm the parts can be more compactly stored for transportation and likewise by l removing thebarrels from the receiver, said barrels can be more thoroughly and more 1 quickly cleaned. It will likewise be seen that by arranging the slide handlein the manner shown, buta single handle will be required to operate eitherof the magazines for introducing shells into the receiving chambers and by providing a temporary locking mechanism for holding the slide handle in its adjusted position but one of a the magazines will be operated at a time and without danger of accidentally operating the 1 g other magazine. It will further be seen that by providing botha shotgun barrel and a rifle barrelthe fire arm is adapted for both large and small game, without requiring two separate fire arms and this result can be accomplished without materially increasing the weight of the fire arm,

The invention claimed is d 1, In a fire arm,the combination with a receiver, having a pair of sockets therein of:which is threaded and adapted to engage one of the sockets of the receiver, shell containing magazines cooperating with said barrels, and a threaded sleeve on one of said magazines adapted to engage the other i socket of said receiver, whereby the barrels will be locked into engagement with the re- 2, In 2a fire arm, the combination with a formed therein, said sockets havin seg- 1 mental threads, of a pair of barrels or co- 1 0 operation with said receiver, one of said barrels being threaded and adapted to engage a of a barrel connecting block, a pair of barrels having one of their ends projecting through the barrelconnecting block, one of said barrelsbeing adapted to interlock with one of the sockets of the receiver and the other barrel to enter said slot and means to lock said barrels and barrel connecting block against independent movement with respect to thereceiver.

4. Inna fire arm, the combination with a stock,and a receiver thereon, of a pair of barrels, a shell receiving magazine for each barrel, and a pivotally mounted, laterally movable single slide handle for operating one or the other of said magazines to release the shells therefrom.

5. In a fire arm, the combination with a stock, and a receiver thereon, of a combined shot gun barrel and a rifle barrel, means to removably attach the barrels to said receiver, a shell receiving magazine for each barrel, a shell releasing slide for each magazine, a

pivotally mounted, laterally movable single i slide handle for operating either of said slides, and means to hold the slide operating mechanism in engagement with either of the slides.

6. In a combined shot gun and rifle, the combination with a shot gun barrel and a rifle barrel, and a magazine for each barrel, of a shell releasing slide for each magazine, a single pivotally mounted, laterally swinging slide handle, arms on said handle for engagement with one or the other of said.

slides when the handle is swung laterally, and means to lock the slide handle in engagement with one or the other of the slides.

In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

SYLVESTER A. VERNIA.

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